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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS RESOLUTION NO. R-003-2023 ADAMS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Notice is hereby given by the Board of Adams County Commissioners that sealed bids will be received at their office in the Courthouse in Ritzville, Washington, until 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read for the transporting of Solid Waste Refuse from Adams County Transfer Stations to the Columbia Ridge Landfill site, located in Arlington County, Oregon. Please identify...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS RESOLUTION NO. R-002-2023 County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday January 31, 2023 and will be opened and publicly read on January 31, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. for the following construction improvements: 2023 County Wide Crushing Project, ERP-802 The production and stockpiling of...
Notice to Material Suppliers Adams County Department of Public Works will be soliciting quotations/bids from Material Suppliers for the purchase of the following materials for the 2023 Maintenance Year: 1. Sealcoat Oil 2. Weed Chemicals – Sterilant and Herbicides 3. Crackseal Material 4. Pre-level Material – HMA Asphalt 5. Traffic Paint and Glass Beads 6. Gravel from Commercial Sources 7. Anti/Deicing Materials 8. Culvert Materials Specifications and submittal documents may be obtained from the Public Works Department at no...
NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION -DEPENDENCY SUPERlOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS JUVENILE COURT In re the Dependency of: JAXON DUCHESNEAU DOB: 01/07/12 STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: Christopher Harris A Dependency Petition was filed on October 27, 2022; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: March 7, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the Adams County Superior Court, 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, WA. You should be present at this hearing. The hearing will determine if your child is dependent as defined In RCW...
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF WASHTUCNA N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the town council in the town hall 165 S Main St on January 25, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on Water improvements: drilling a new well at the railroad site, new motor for the pump and electrical work in the building. AKA Railroad Well funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The town hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably...
SUMMONS.BY PUBLICATION No. 22-2-00079-01. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS: GAGE A. BOUNDS, Plaintiff, v. JARED M. POTTS, and ALL OCCUPANTS IN POSSESSION. 724 S. LONGMEIER RD., LIND, WA 99341, Defendants. The STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: JARED M. POTTS and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS, Defendants: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the ____ day of __________, 2023, and defend the above...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR SPOKANE COUNTY NO. 23-4-00021-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: LUDEAN A. ANDERSEN, Deceased. The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 814 1188 0418 Meeting password:425338 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Published Jan. 11 and 18,...
RITZVILLE — Davenport off the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos, 55-49, in a Northeast 2B girls basketball matchup Friday, Jan. 14. At the opening tip-off, the Gorillas slapped their full-court press on the Broncos. Their trapping defense resulted in several turnovers that led to a dominant first quarter performance. In the opening quarter, the Broncos made two free throws and converted only 1 of 10 shot attempts. Emalie Jacoby fueled the Gorilla offense with 7 first quarter points en route to an 18-4 lead a...
COLBERT — Two local boys brought home medals Saturdary from the Crusader Classic wrestling tournament at Northwest Christian School. Waylon Rosman finished third at 106 pounds and Grabriel “Gabe” Smith third at 182. The Broncos wrestling team tied for 10th place in the 18-team annual tournament. St. Maries, Idaho, dominated the tournament, winning the team title with 342 points, followed by Riverside (Nine Mile Falls) with 182. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos and Pomeroy Pirates tied at 10th with...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye We are back at the state Capitol for the 2023 legislative session, which began Jan. 9 and is set to last 105 days, ending April 23. After being forced to endure a virtual legislative session in 2021 and last year due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, we’re encouraged that the Legislature has returned to near-normal in terms of how committee meetings and floor sessions are conducted. In the two previous legislative s...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Mexican casserole, green salad, chips and salsa. • Thursday, Jan. 19 - Sloppy joes, coleslaw and tater tots. • Monday, Jan. 23 - Chicken & rice dinner with broccoli, salad and roll. • Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Spaghetti & meatballs, caeser salad and garlic bread. • Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Cheeseburge...
Arla June "Kechter" Wright Dec. 3 – Jan. 6, 2023 Arla June "Kechter" Wright, 85 of Charles City, died Fri., Jan. 6, 2023 at the Floyd County Medical Center. Graveside services were held at 10:30 am, Tues., Jan. 17, 2023 at Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, Iowa. Arla was born on Dec. 3, 1937 in Ritzville, Wash., the daughter of Carl and Pauline "Gerlack" Kechter. She graduated with the class of 1956. She met her future husband, Donald Wright from Charles City in Jun. 195...
MOSES LAKE — Several students from Adams County and nearby communities have received academic accolades at Big Bend Community College for fall 2022. To be honored on the Vice President’s List, students must maintain a grade-point average between 3.33 and 3.74 while completing 12 or more credit-hours. Vice President’s List students include: Lind — Kelsey Kramer Odessa — Jett Nelson Othello — Selena Estrada, Raul Moreno, Cynthia Rodriguez, Osvaldo Gallardo, Kenia Monroy, Ana Atanacio, Alondra Morales, Kevin Rodriguez,...
You’ve heard it said in the Pacific Northwest that, during the winter, we see a long stretch of bleak weather followed by a temporary rise in temperatures around mid-January, a “false winter” as it is sometimes called. Well, according to the Farmer’s Almanac for 2022-2023, the unusually warm weather we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks may just be the herald of real, honest-to-goodness spring. Granted, meteorological predictions aren’t perfect, but Farmer’s Almanac’s pre...
The legislative session is in full swing, which means a lot of lawmakers are interested in picking winners and losers. Instead of creating equal opportunities, an equality of outcome is being sought. The Washington Future Fund, proposed in Senate Bill 5125 and House Bill 1094, is being heard this morning and later this week. Senate Democrats write that the bill “seeks to break the cycle of generational poverty by making a one-time deposit of $4,000 into an account for each b...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times January 18, 1923 Local Brevities Arthur Glander, formerly of Odessa, has been employed by the Ritzville Trading Company to take charge of their harness department which has been given space on the second floor of the main building. A party of Masons drove to Washtucna Saturday night to attend the Masonic installation there. W.H. Kreager acted as the installing officer. Others who went down were N.T. Rider, R.B. Ott, and Phil Bier....
OTHELLO — A local man was booked into the Benton County Jail after being arrested for multiple crimes Jan. 5. Ruben Cantu Jr., 29, was booked into the jail on charges of second-degree vehicle prowl, second-degree theft, second-degree possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, identity theft and second-degree burglary. He also had outstanding warrants, records show. Benton County Jail records showed Monday, Jan. 16, that he remains in custody without bail. Cantu is facing the charges in Adams County Superior Court in R...
Land Transacations RITZVILLE — The Adams County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Jan. 9-13: Jan. 9 Reyna Pineda Flores of Othello, 642 S. Kristina Road, Othello, to Margarito Garcia Lauriano and Alejandra De La Cruz Roman of Othello, $315,000. Jan. 10 Armando Alejandre of Othello, a 1973 mobile home at 2049 W. Bench Road, Othello, to Kevin Alejandre of Othello, $10,000. Jan. 12 Imagine Professional Realty Services of Othello, 600 E. Scooteny St., Othello, to Jessie and Ami Dominguez of Oth...
RITZVILLE – Public Works employees will have a new tool for repairing and replacing city sewer lines. At its Jan. 3 meeting, the City Council approved Public Works Director Dave Breazeale's request for a new camera to detect breaks, clogs and other problems in the city's underground sewer network. In addition to the camera, the city will purchase an instrument probe known as a locator. That device automatically transmits information about its surroundings from an i...
RITZVILLE — Adams County Commissioner Dan Blankenship provided an update Jan. 10 on state legislative priorities and their potential impact on the county. During the commissioners’ meeting, he discussed the governor’s budget and its focus on affordable housing, as well as certain state congressional bills addressing jails. Proposed legislation would set higher minimum wages for jail workers and limits on inmate solitary confinement. Anticipated legislation would also make changes to certain voting processes. If passed, the c...
RITZVILLE – When Lee Egnew retired here in 2011, he contemplated projects to help him endure long winter months. Building model houses and repairing antique radios proved a satisfying solution. "I made a couple of model houses when I was in high school," the 73-year-old said. "I gave one to my sister, then my brother and I took the other one to the backyard and set it on fire. It looked like a real house burning down. "I forgot about the hobby until four or five years ago. Thi...
RITZVILLE – Business leaders will host their annual meeting of the Ritzville Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 30. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at Mi Jalisco restaurant, 1604 Smittys Blvd. During the event, new chamber board members will be sworn into office. Food will be provided by the chamber; there will also be a drawing for door prizes....
OTHELLO — Registration for Sandhill Crane Festival lectures open Feb. 6. The “silver anniversary” festival is set for March 24-26 at Othello Nazarene Church, 835 S. 10th Ave. Keynote speakers are: Kaeli Swift — 7:30 p.m., March 24, about crows. Masks required. Cathy Nowak — 7:30 p.m., March 25, “Sandhill Crane Nests — Experience Matters.” The festival includes children’s projects, vendors and an art display at McFarland Middle School, 790 S 10th Ave. Rotarians will also offer breakfast March 25....
OTHELLO — A local man was hospitalized Sunday night after he was struck by a car early Sunday morning, Jan. 15. Augustino P. De Los Santos, 23, of Othello, was transported to the local hospital after he apparently walked into the path of a vehicle at about 2:31 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. His condition was not immediately available. According to a patrol report, De Los Santos was walking on the eastbound should of State Highway 26 before walking into the roadway near Milepost 46. He was struck by an e...